Photophysical properties of lumichrome in aqueous solution tri-block copolymers

We have reported the photophysics of lumichrome (LUM)) in tri-block copolymers micelles of F-127 and P-123, having differences in length of hydrophilic unit. Due to the amphiphilic nature of polymeric micelles, and hydrophilic corona region, we observed the existence of different forms of LUM. We observed an extra emission peak of LUM at ∼ 430 nm and less percentage of existence of the A10 anionic form of LUM in case F-127. From time resolved anisotropy measurement, we have found that the LUM in F-127 micelle faced a more restricted environment than P-123 micelle.